Falcon Town is located in Birch City, not far from Coral City.
Riding her swift horse and dressed in full military attire, Lvera was training a troop of young female Retainer Knight on the lawn near the castle.
A moment later, a knight came galloping in.
"Grown ups!"
"What's up?"
"A messenger from Flower Town has arrived at the castle to convey the invitation from the Baron of Flower Town."
"An invitation?" Lvera's expression shifted, recalling the humiliation she suffered at the hands of Dousen that day. "Let him wait, we'll continue training!"
Xavier Cowdung waited quietly in front of the castle in Falcon Town.
He wasn't in a hurry. Before he came, the lord had told him that he might be met with some coldness in Falcon Town — Liszt knew his sister's personality very well—so he simply brushed the mane of his horse, a young mare, only three years old.
It wasn't a superior breed; it was just an ordinary nag, unfit for the battlefield.
But he cherished this little mare dearly; for a knight, a horse is a companion even more important than a wife. Perhaps when he is promoted to Earth Knight, the lord will reward him with a new horse to take to the battlefield, but he will never forget this little mare who grew up alongside him.
Pfft.
The mare snorted.
Xavier was immediately worried. He touched the mare's belly, trying to confirm if she was pregnant. Just a few days ago, the lord's Li Dragon Horse had forcibly raped the mare grazing in the pasture. He felt heartbroken for his mare; she was just a foal!
But Li Dragon Horse's status in Flower Town was comparable to that of a nobleman. Only Liszt had the right to stop him from doing whatever he wanted. Xavier could only watch helplessly as Li Longma raped the mare.
"I hope you're not pregnant. You're too young to give birth to a foal," Xavier murmured to himself. "Once the lord summons me to the battlefield and I achieve glory, I'll buy you and keep you at home for my future son to ride!"
The average lifespan of an ordinary warhorse is 30 to 35 years. Extraordinary warhorses, such as monster stallions or Dragon-Blood Horse, can live to be over 60 or even 100 years old.
The most suitable age for riding and charging ordinary warhorses is from 5 to 15 years old, their golden decade.
After that, it was Old Ma.
Xavier believed his child would be born soon—he already had a beloved girl. When the child grew up and could ride, the little mare would still be in her prime and could accompany the child until he went to war and they needed to get a new horse.
Thinking about these things filled Xavier with energy.
He firmly believed that under the lord's leadership, he had a bright future to look forward to. Flower Town was the birthplace of Knight's Glory, and the lord was the son of glory.
"That messenger Retainer Knight looked at me and my horse with utter contempt. I know he rides a fine warhorse, Falcon Town is a wealthy town, but he knows nothing about Flower Town. This town is merely the starting point of the lord's journey; he will own a city!"
Xavier watched the group of knights approaching leisurely in the distance and guessed that they must be the lord's sister, Lvera Tulip, and her Retainer Knight.
There's a Tulip Sprite in Falcon Town, and a Thorn Sprite in Flower Town!
A moment later.
The group had arrived in front of Xavier.
The leader was a woman in military uniform. Xavier had seen her before and immediately bowed, saying, "A messenger from Flower Town, Xavier sends his greetings to Your Baron."
" Liszt sent you. What does he want to invite me to?" Lvera asked, tilting her head back and looking down at Xavier. "Hopefully it's an important invitation. I'm too busy to attend boring country parties."
Xavier replied respectfully, "My lord will hold Little Elf birth celebration in two days, on November 5th, to commemorate the birth of the contracted Little Elf."
" Little Elf Birth Celebration?" Lvera was startled, her expression changing drastically. She then repeated, " Little Elf Birth Celebration? He has a Little Elf? How is that possible! He only has a few Elf Bug, how could Little Elf be born?" Her tone was filled with strong doubt and a jealousy that she herself was unaware of.
"It's Thorn Elf Bug that has evolved into Thorn Sprite."
" Thorn Sprite?" Lvera's slightly distorted expression calmed down a bit. "So it's the Thorn Bug that evolved. We definitely need to hold a celebration. At least he can monopolize the hedge business on Coral Island. Bramble cultivated by the Little Elf will definitely be more suitable for making hedges."
" Baron lord, Flower Town has more than just Bramble for hedges." Xavier, remembering the lord's instructions to explain to Lvera that Flower Town also had potion-grade and ironwood Bramble, said with delight, "There are also ironwood-grade Bramble and potion-grade Bramble, both of which are recently mutated new varieties."
Ironwood!
Potion!
Upon hearing those two words, Lvera's face, which had just recovered, contorted again.
She really wanted to say, "How could that be!"
This series of blows was hard for her to accept. But she was, after all, a well-educated noblewoman; her expression flickered for a moment before she regained her composure and replied in a detached tone, "Tell Liszt that I will attend the Little Elf's birth celebration on time... Morris, you are in charge of receiving this knight."
After saying that, he went straight into the castle.
She changed her clothes and drank a glass of milk, but she still felt a bit suffocated.
Sitting in the chair, my mind wandered.
From a very young age, she hated, or rather, envied, Liszt —how could someone be so handsome! As she gradually surpassed Liszt in talent, she began to feel more at ease. As a woman who had risen to the rank of Earth Knight before adulthood, she had enough confidence to face Liszt's handsomeness.
However, all of this changed after Liszt was granted fiefdoms.
First, Liszt was promoted to Earth Knight, which was a bit late, but not by much. At least it was much earlier than many people, including the Earl, had expected.
Next, they discovered the Black Tulip Potion, along with a Peanut Bug, a magnificent horse, and a Violent Earth Dog puppy.
My luck is absolutely incredible.
Most importantly, Liszt began to respond to her with an attitude of equality.
The look in her eyes even carried a hint of a father looking down on his good-for-nothing son. This made Lvera very uncomfortable, and she kept thinking about teaching Liszt a lesson. As a result, she suffered the humiliation of being tackled by Dousen. Her once-proud strength was no longer taken seriously by Liszt.
"People rely on the power of dogs!"
She gritted her teeth and cursed under her breath.
But she had to admit that she could no longer interact with Liszt in the same way as before—the current Liszt had Thorn Sprite, essentially a prospective viscount. Although she also had a Little Elf, the chances of a woman going to war were extremely slim; she would probably only ever reach the Baron.
"Thank goodness, it's Liszt, not Lytton!"
Rubbing her face, Lvera took a deep breath, and her expression finally returned to normal. She turned around and called out, " Phoebe."
"Miss, I'm here."
"Prepare a gift for me; I want to give it to Liszt at the celebration in two days."
Phoebe asked, "To what extent should we prepare?"
"At the same level of hospitality as when celebrating Levis's birthday."
"As you wish."
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